Syria: souks, castles and supernightclubs


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Middle East » Syria
December 20th 2006
Published: January 19th 2007
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Ah Syria. The mecca of the backpacker and the nemesis of our friend W. Everybody I met who went in the country raved about it so I was excited to finally get in. The day started badly though. In Antakya I was dropped by the bus' station servis (van that takes you the bus station when it is on the outskirts of town) in the middle of nowhere and I had to wait for 2 hours in a disgusting pit without ... Read Full Entry



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Palmyra 2

Temple of Bel
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Carvings

On the Temple of Bel
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Carvings 2

On the Temple of Bel
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Carvings 3

On the Temple of Bel
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Palmyra 4

Colonaded street
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Top of tomb

Nice painting
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Interior of tomb

I was a total idiot and accidentally used my flash here. Sorry for my contributions in destroying those pigments.
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Tomb

Around Palmyra
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Saladin's grave

The great commander that defeated the crusaders and kicked them out of the Holy Land. He was a great man.
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Damascus souks

Much more massive than Aleppo's. Also less charming



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